Colgan, Benjamin Joseph

Also known as: 1LT, HHB 2D BATTALION 3RD FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, APO AE 09081

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 2, 2003

Age30 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on November 2, 2003, the ARMY lost 1LT Colgan, Benjamin Joseph of KENT, WA, 30, serving with HHB 2D BATTALION 3RD FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, APO AE 09081. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Colgan, Benjamin Joseph of KENT, WA, 30 years old, served in the ARMY with HHB 2D BATTALION 3RD FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, APO AE 09081 at the rank of 1LT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

The date recorded for his death: November 2, 2003. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: November 2, 2003. Hometown: KENT, WA.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Colgan, Benjamin Joseph was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.

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